Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC

We are a broad coalition of local groups and activists working to end the unchecked surveillance of D.C. communities by local agencies and law enforcement.

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

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[Andrew G. Ferguson @ProfFerguson]

For folks who have @Showtime, Vice News has an excellent short video piece on the growing use of #BigDataPolicing. Good investigation into Flock ALPR, Palantir, ICE, and FRT. Got to pitch my “Tyrant Test” thesis on national TV. Law review forthcoming…

#surveillance #privacy

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Is your car a database on wheels ripe for police extracting your whereabouts and other stuff on your cell phone? This bill could change that: https://t.co/GUmRJQygpQ

[Andrew G. Ferguson @ProfFerguson]

Worth a read #surveillance folks.

Hope this inspires more deep dives to see whether this kind of mass surveillance is worth the cost (money, #privacy, and power)

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Police body-worn cameras must be tools for transparency and accountability #takectrldc
https://t.co/MOfzRT9Qtx

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Is this👇👇👇 happening here in DC? We need surveillance oversight legislation to rein in this kind of high-tech threat to our rights.

[ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal]

[BREAKING] We’re releasing the results of a year-long investigation.

California police used aircraft strapped with high-powered surveillance tech to spy on and record people protesting the murder of George Floyd.

Here's the footage: https://t.co/mTTOpOzrnO

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

@shotspotter @MacArthrJustice .@DCPoliceDept has been using Shotspotter since 2006, and the company opened an office in D.C. this past summer. But how effective is it here in the District? 🤔https://t.co/cgwvate4L1

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

.@ShotSpotter gunshot detection rarely leads to arrests in Minneapolis https://t.co/HzmFU3F1hX

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

@shotspotter This finding mirrors a similar finding in Chicago earlier this year by @MacArthrJustice https://t.co/xjkoMjKKpJ

[ACLU of Virginia @ACLUVA]

🧵THREAD: We've been talking about automatic license plate readers a lot lately, but...

What are they?
How do they work?
Why are they a threat to our right to privacy?

We've broken down all you need to know about license plate readers below. Check them out.⬇️

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Over time, seemingly helpful apps like vaccine passports could be used to track people or even be expanded to include additional information over time. If something like this comes to D.C., residents should have a say in IF and HOW it's used. #takectrlDC
https://t.co/1UZLqmOIla

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

“When we have an industry that only makes money when people are afraid, there are some real fundamental issues that need to be addressed.” - @evan_greer of @fightfortheftr on Flock license plate readers used by community associations. https://t.co/CS1AEsv39b

[Fight for the Future @fightfortheftr]

Who needs a warrant when you can buy absurd amounts of personal data from private corporations without user consent (or disclosure)?

https://t.co/wiZlIr3mOo

#SurveillanceCapitalism #Surveillance

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Great 🙄

[Fight for the Future @fightfortheftr]

Who needs a warrant when you can buy absurd amounts of personal data from private corporations without user consent (or disclosure)?

https://t.co/wiZlIr3mOo

#SurveillanceCapitalism #Surveillance

[Open Tech Institute at New America @OTI]

Police #surveillance tech, such as ShotSpotter's acoustic gunshot detection software, "certainly pose clear threats to our privacy," @OTI's @SarkBites told @thehill's @chrisismills, as many are "secretly acquired and deployed on citizens." @TakeCtrlDC https://t.co/gWjzyLsBVv

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

A cashless society assumes that everyone is on a level financial playing field. It does not take into consideration poor, undocumented, Black, Hispanic, and elderly communities. Even small businesses suffer from the effects of cashless retailers.

https://t.co/YwjFlwCMYt

[Eduardo Ferrer @EduardoRFerrer]

This is a big deal. Since his election, @AGKarlRacine has championed numerous changes to DC's juvenile legal system. His newest proposal would improve public safety, enhance youth outcomes, AND increase self-determination for DC. Let me explain. Long 🧵. https://t.co/BZzeYzHhP4

[ACLU @ACLU]

This dystopian program never should have been permitted to get off the ground.

Invasive technologies like these have no place in our cities.

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

@PostOpinions However as long as facial recognition is fed with garbage data, it will always be flawed: See @ClareAngelyn's report: https://t.co/C9puyDrMsQ

[Community Oversight of Surveillance - DC @TakeCtrlDC]

Great @PostOpinions piece on #facialrecognition. "If facial recognition is not regulated now, it will never be used responsibly"
https://t.co/Op24ysHKDq